Los Angeles Angels outfielder Torii Hunter was scratched from the team’s lineup last night after his teenage son was arrested in a sex assault investigation.
The move came after the town of Prosper, Texas, issued a news release announcing 17-year-old Darius McClinton-Hunter of McKinney, Texas, was arrested yesterday.
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The release said Prosper police made five arrests after a month-long investigation of sexual assault of a child, a second-degree felony.
Police in Prosper didn’t immediately respond to messages left Monday evening by The Associated Press.
Hunter’s offseason home is in Prosper, a suburb north of Dallas.
Prosper police said McClinton-Hunter, a high school football standout, is from neighbouring McKinney, Texas.
Angels manager Mike Scioscia said the elder Hunter had left the team, but refused to state the reason for Hunter’s placement on the restricted list or how long he’ll be away from the club.
Scioscia said. ‘It’s a personal matter. We’re going to go day-to-day, and we’ll just see where it is. That’s all I’m going to say.’
Darius Hunter is one of Torii Hunter’s three sons who played on the Prosper High football team last season.
